What To Serve With Pork Steaks

What to serve with pork steaks? If you haven’t tried pork steaks, you should give this cut of pork a try. Pork is one of my go-to meats for weeknight dinners and smoking meat. Pork steaks are one of the least-known cuts that are amazing to eat and cook.

I have found these cuts of meat to be easy to grill for weeknight dinners. With crazy work schedules and the kids’ schedules on weeknights, weeknight dinner spreads tend to be fast and easy recipes. Pork steaks are always flavorful and tend to cook quickly on the grill. Even though I love a good pork steak, there is nothing wrong with juicy pork chops.

What is A pork Steak?

Not many people know what a pork steak is. A pork steak is a cut taken from the pork shoulder, ironically also one of my favorite cuts of pork to smoke. A pork steak is sometimes referred to as a Boston Butt or a pork blade steak. I love that they are extraordinary when sautéed, grilled, smoked, or braised.

Since they are thin, they can be overcooked easily; cook until they reach 145°F, and remove them from the heat. I love how juicy and tender the meat of a pork steak is. But one perk is that since the steak cut is thinner, it also cooks fast.

What To serve with Pork Steaks

Pasta Salads To Serve With Pork Steaks

• Smoked Deviled Egg Macaroni Salad Recipe– Smoke your deviled eggs to add a nice smoky flavor to this pasta dish. Easy to make to take to any cookout or BBQ!  
• Bacon Pasta Ranch Pasta Salad– Bacon and ranch combine to make this fantastic pasta salad!  The homemade ranch sauce adds flavor to this dish. 

Potato Salads To Serve With Pork Steaks

• Smoked Potato Salad– Use smoked potatoes to make this tasty twist on a classic potato salad. The smoke flavor adds a fantastic flavor to the dish. 
• Easy Homemade Potato Salad– Easy to make traditional potato salad that will be a crowd pleaser. 
• Loaded Potato Salad–A delicious twist on a loaded potato into salad form.  Make this the day before to allow the flavor to set in fully. 

Smoked Side Dishes to Serve With Pork Steak

There are no best side dishes to smoke, but almost all side dishes can be smoked, making them ideally the perfect side dish to go with smoked pork steaks. I love a good, easy recipe for a side dish; it can make dinner easy at the end of a busy workday. See my collection of smoked side dishes! (see post -> here)

• Smoked Baked Potatoes-Throw baking potatoes on the smoker to make an easy smoked, baked potato! These are tasty and don’t take long to make on the smoker; you don’t heat the house, just season with sea salt or garlic salt to add flavor.
• Smoked Loaded Cheesy Potatoes– This is a perfect side dish to make with any meat!  Use cheddar cheese in these for amazing flavor and complete a delicious meal.
• Classic Smoked Green Bean Casserole– This is a side dish that gets made with every holiday dinner, but sometimes it just sounds tasty with a T-Bone or Ribeye Steak! This is one way to keep the kitchen cool in the summer or oven-free for holiday baking. 

Grilled Side Dishes To serve With Pork steaks

• Grilled Corn On The Cob– This is so easy to make on the grill. Dehusk your corn on the cob, butter, season, and wrap in foil to throw on the grill! One of the best sides for grilling.
• Grilled Zucchini– Use a bit of olive oil with seasoning to grill zucchini right on your bbq! The grill marks and the bbq make for an amazing grilled side dish!

Other Side Dishes To Pair With Pork Steaks

• Instant Pot Loaded Baked Beans– Use your instant pot to whip up loaded baked beans in no time! So much flavor and it is so easy to make as well.
• Oven Roasted Acorn Squash– Use brown sugar, maple syrup, and butter to make this great side dish! You can also sprinkle with some cinnamon if you want to.
• Baked Sweet Potatoes In Air Fryer-Use your air fryer to make baked sweet potatoes; these are a tasty twist on a baked potato! You can top it with sour cream or sweet toppings like marshmallows, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
• Crockpot Corn Pudding– Have this corn pudding cooking in the crockpot to pair with dinner. So tasty and the perfect side dish.
• Maple Balsamic Brussels Sprouts-Maple Balsamic Brussels Sprouts are sweet, tangy, and caramelized to perfection! Perfect healthy side dish.

What is your go to side dish for smoked pork steak?